Diamonds may be forever. But what’s a girl to do when she gets dumped (失恋) or di
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Diamonds may be forever. But what’s a girl to do when she gets dumped (失恋) or divorced (离婚) and those rings, necklace and love gifts lose their emotional (情感) sense? Help is just a click away on new Web sites that provide an outlet for selling jewelry(珠宝) from past relationships, sharing break-up stories and helping broken hearts heal (愈合). “You go through a divorce. What do you do with that ring? Maybe you have a child you can pass it on to. Maybe you don’t. It just sits there, ” said Megahn Perry, who with her stepmother (继母) Marie Perry runs www.exboyfriendjewelry.com. Three months after its start with the slogan(口号) “You Don’t Want It. He Can’t Have It Back,” the web site has 3,000 registered users and more than 600 postings of rings, bracelets and earrings for sale—all with a personal tale attached. As one woman posting a diamond ring for $3,500 wrote: “Beautiful ring came with a wrong man. Decided to sell to regain the money that I spent finishing payments on the ring that my ex didn’t.” The idea was born when Megahn Perry, a Los Angeles actress and writer, was looking for a safe place to sell a wedding set after a divorce and realized others might have former boyfriends’ jewelry with memories(记忆) that make them too painful to wear. The local pawn shop(当铺) proved an unattractive choice. So she teamed up with her stepmother Marie, researched the market and found a gap in it. 小题1: The passage is mainly about _____.A.how a web site is set up | B.how sad the love stories are | C.How much a website can make | D.How many people like the web site | 小题2:How long is it since the start of this website?A.Less than three months. | B.At least three months. | C.Less than one month. | D.Not known. | 小题3:How many people have registered on this website within three months?A.About 600. | B.About 3,000. | C.About 3,500. | D.Not know. | 小题4:Who set up this website?A.Megahn herself alone. | B.Megahn and her best friend. | C.Megahn and her stepmother. | D.Megahn and her exboyfriend. | 小题5:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gap” in the last sentence?A.Gulf between two people. | B.Misunderstandings among each other. | C.Differences from a pawn shop. | D.A market worth developing. |
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小题1:A 小题2:B 小题3:B 小题4:C 小题5:D |
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36至50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds.It"s 36 that being full of vim(活力) and vigor(精力) helps the body 37 illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) in Pittsburgh. "We need to take more seriously the possibility that a 38 emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study"s lead researcher. In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who 39 to be cheerful and lively were 40 likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms (症状). Those findings were interesting, but they didn"t prove that a person"s 41 affects whether he or she gets sick. 42 it was still possible that a person"s underlying personality is 43 matters. 44 suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing(外向的)and 45 , with high self-respect and a sense of 46 over life.This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our 47 of catching colds. To figure out which mattered more (personality or 48 ), the CMU team 49 193 healthy adults.The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks.They told the researchers about the positive and negative 50 they had experienced that day. The results showed that everyone in the study was 51 likely to get infected.Their symptoms(征兆), however, 52 depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the 53 2 weeks. Scientists 54 about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger 55 on how healthy we are.For now, it can"t hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!
小题1: | A.necessary | B.possible | C.doubtful | D.certain |
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小题2: | A.fight | B.reduce | C.stop | D.remove |
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小题3: | A.negative | B.standard | C.passive | D.positive |
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小题4: | A.failed | B.managed | C.tended | D.had |
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小题6: | A.thought | B.attitude | C.strength | D.quality |
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小题7: | A.Instead | B.Therefore | C.Thus | D.Still |
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小题9: | A.Theory | B.Reason | C.Evidence | D.interview |
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小题10: | A.active | B.optimistic | C.brave | D.healthy |
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小题11: | A.control | B.humour | C.direction | D.urgency |
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小题12: | A.attitudes | B.sufferings | C.chances | D.emotions |
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小题13: | A.qualities | B.ideas | C.emotions | D.conditions |
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小题14: | A.examined | B.watched | C.tested | D.interviewed |
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小题15: | A.characters | B.feelings | C.attitudes | D.thoughts |
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小题16: | A.equally | B.less | C.most | D.hardly |
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小题17: | A.occurred | B.differed | C.suffered | D.reduced |
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小题18: | A.same | B.exact | C.valuable | D.previous |
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小题19: | A.talk | B.know | C.argue | D.think |
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小题20: | A.effect | B.feeling | C.impression | D.impact |
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III 阅读理解(共25小题;每小题2分,满分50分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It doesn"t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That"s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Al Herpin died at the age of 95. 41.The main idea of this passage is that _______ A. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive B. people can live longer by trying not to sleep C. large numbers of people do not need sleep D. a person was found who actually didn"t need any sleep 42.The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting ______ A. to find out whether his sleeplessness was really true B. to find out why some old people didn"t need any sleep C. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping D. to cure him of his sleeplessness 43. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ____ A. needed no sleep at all B. needed some kind of sleep C . was too old to need any sleep D .often slept in a chair 44.One reason that might explain Herpin" s sleeplessness was ______ A. his mother"s injury before he was born B. his magnificent physical condition C. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit D. that he hadn"t got a bed 45.Al Herpin" s condition could be regarded as ______ A. a common one B. very healthy C. one that could be cured D. a rare one |
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21----40各题所给的4 个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her 36 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew 37 , there was no 38 to feel shy. 39she had made up her mind to 40 people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41 — she had left so many other 42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now. Yet this 43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her 44. She had put on her 45 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 46 for one evening, but now they had 47 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting 49 about it, for it was the first rule her 50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 51 showed through the sleeve of her 52 dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her 54 with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She 55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.
小题1: | A.face | B.show | C.room | D.dress |
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小题2: | A.nothing | B.nobody | C.everything | D.everybody |
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小题3: | A.chance | B.time | C.reason | D.use |
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小题5: | A.pay | B.give | C.enjoy | D.offer |
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小题6: | A.guests | B.people | C.places | D.things |
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小题7: | A.houses | B.friends | C.hotels | D.parties |
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小题8: | A.morning | B.afternoon | C.evening | D.night |
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小题9: | A.life | B.work | C.school | D.home |
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小题10: | A.large | B.best | C.most | D.worst |
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小题11: | A.service | B.exhibition | C.Group | D.attention |
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小题12: | A.ordered | B.chosen | C.wished | D.helped |
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小题13: | A.long | B.great | C.goodbye | D.welcome |
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小题14: | A.excited | B.anxious | C.puzzled | D.pleased |
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小题15: | A.teacher | B.friend | C.husband | D.doctor |
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小题17: | A.black | B.white | C.red | D.green |
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小题18: | A.getting | B.putting | C.breathing | D.speaking |
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小题19: | A.action | B.speech | C.work | D.performance |
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小题20: | A.made | B.enjoyed | C.understood | D.thought |
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Who doesn’t love sitting beside a cosy fire on a cold winter’s night ? Who doesn’t love to watch flames (火苗) curling up a chimney? Fire is one of man’s greatest friends, but also one of his greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes, though, a fire can start on its own. Wet hay (草) can begin burning by itself. This is how it happens: the hay starts to rot (腐烂) and begins to give off heat which is trapped inside it. Finally, it bursts into flames. That’s why farmers cut and store (贮存) their hay when it’s dry. Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker’s shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire continued burning for seven days. And, of course, in 64 A.D. a fire burnt Rome. Even today, in spite of modern fire-fighting methods, fire causes millions of pounds’ worthy of damage each year both in our cities and in the countryside. It has been wisely said that fire is a good servant but a bad master . 39. The writer considers it ________ to sit beside a fire on a cold winter night . A. nice B. dangerous C. unhappy D. painful 40. Which of the following describes the way how hay begins burning on its own ? A. wet hay ---- becomes dry ---- gives off heat ---- burns B. dry hay ---- gets too much heat from the sun ---- gives out heat --- starts to burn C. wet hay ---- begins to rot ---- gives out heat ---- starts to burn D. dry hay ---- gives off heat ---- starts to rot ---- starts to burn 41. Many big fires are caused __________ . A. by cigarette B. by their own C. by dry grass D. by people’s carelessness 42. How many examples did the writer give to show fires can destroy the whole city ? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four 43. Which of the following statement is not true ? A. Fires still cause much damage now although there are modern fire - fighting methods . B. Fires cause less damage in the country than in the city . C. Fire can be man’s good friend and also great enemy . D. One should be careful not to throw a lighted cigarette everywhere . |
Need more evidence that London is a serious coffee town? Mr. Davies is actually England’s third consecutive world barista champion. The first was James Hoffmann, who started Square Mile Coffee Roasters squaremilecoffee.com) in 2008 .It’s a small operation, recently relocated to an arched vault under some train tracks in East London. Today, Square Mile’s black bags of beans have become shorthand for quality. They supply beans to Moon Bar (3 Bateman Street; 44-20-7287-4796), just opened by the same team behind Flat White (17 Berwick Street; 44-20-7734-0370; flat-white.co.uk). Though it’s recently been co-opted(增加的) by chain stores, the “flat white” is also a symbol of serious coffee: it’s basically a cappuccino-size style— flat and white — a style imported from Australia (some say New Zealand) when a wave of baristas emigrated from those countries. (Australians and New Zealanders are to espresso what Russians are to chess: they’re just better at it.) Still, independent stores continue to appear in all corners of the city. Last year, the Espresso Room (31 Great Ormond Street; 44-20-7932-137-380; theespressoroom.com) opened in a truly tiny storefront. Yet the owner Ben Townsend manages to fit a Marzocco espresso machine, some benches and a case with pastries. And farther north in Islington, a bar called Tina, We Salute You (47 King Henry’s Walk; 44-20-3119-0047; tinawesaluteyou.com) opened last February. (According to the owners, the name comes from a daily greeting they give to a cheesecake portrait of a curvy subject named Tina.) 45. How many bars are mentioned in the text? A. 4 B. 5. C. 6 D. 7 46. We can read in the passage that Square Mile Coffee Roasters is well-known for its________. A. milk B. chess C. beans D. fruit 47. According to the text, we know that________. A.UK is home to the flat-white. B. the flat-white is exported from Australia. C. chess is popular in Russia. D. you can find the flat-white only in the chain stores. 48. The writer wrote this passage in order to tell us________. A. the meaning of “flat white”. B. London is famous for its history. C. the number of coffee bars in London D. London is famous for its coffee bar. |
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